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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Dentistry is the #16 most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Detroit Mercy to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the # 2 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

Women make up 47% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Full Dentistry at Midwestern University - Downers Grove Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 55% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Full Dentistry at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Dentistry at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 115 students majoring in dentistry at IUPUI, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Dentistry at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 45% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Read full report on Dentistry at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 51% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in dentistry at Case Western, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Read full report on Dentistry at Case Western Reserve University

With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 308
Ohio 178
Michigan 277
Indiana 115
Wisconsin 98

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dentistry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dentistry 6,770

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk.

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